Portuguese at receiving end of Chinese measures to contain Covid-19
Although China publicly declared victory over Covid-19 in March 2019, outbreaks of the virus have been popping up ever since – taking one Portuguese national ‘completely by surprise’. Alexandre Castro,
Another day with no deaths: but Lisbon’s new cases more than double those in north
It has been another day with no deaths associated with Covid-19 in Portugal – but the picture isn’t without it’s warning signs. New case numbers in Lisbon are still higher
Tourists ‘caught out’ by long queues for Covid tests at Faro airport
Advice this week for any holidaymakers preparing for homeward journeys is ‘leave plenty of time for those return Covid tests required.’ People who don’t take up the RTA (Algarve tourism
Covid-19 “probably already endemic in Portugal”, Infarmed meeting of experts hears
Today’s meeting of mathematicians, virologists and epidemiologists at Infarmed has heard that Covid-19 is “probably already endemic” within Portuguese society. Henrique Barros, licensed in medicine and one of the handful
GNR agent loses hearing in left ear following AstraZeneca jab
A GNR agent attached to the traffic division in Viseu is undergoing specialist treatment in a hyperbaric chamber as a result of losing his hearing in his left ear shortly
More than half a million fail to respond to text messages for Covid vaccinations
More than half a million people registered with the SNS health authority in Portugal have failed to respond to text messages calling them for vaccinations against Covid-19. Explain reports, two
Portugal’s Covid lethality down to 1 death in every 200 positive cases
Portugal’s Covid lethality rate has “fallen drastically” to 0.5%, translating to one death in every 200 positive cases. This is the ‘good news’ of the day, and follows President Marcelo’s
Algarve reaches vaccine milestone as 200,000 doses already administered
Nearly 200,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in the Algarve in five months, according to the national health board’s (DGS) latest vaccination report. In the last week
Marcelo defends changes to Portugal “risk matrix” to take vaccination into account
Keen to impress the fact that rising infections in areas like Lisbon are not translating into serious illness or pressure on the health system, President Marcelo has made a case
Lisbon on alert due to spiralling case numbers
From tomorrow (Thursday) seven new strategies are being put into play in Lisbon to stem the rising tide of Covid infections. The measures are divided into two areas: increasing testing